Exodus 10 · Verse 3

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:3, King James Version

Exodus 10:3 in other translations

BSBSo Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
WEBMoses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
ASVAnd Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
YLTAnd Moses cometh in--Aaron also--unto Pharaoh, and they say unto him, ‘Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Until when hast thou refused to be humbled at My presence? send My people away, and they serve Me,
DARBYAnd Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
BBEThen Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.
WebsterAnd Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

What does Exodus 10:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself - Had it been impossible for Pharaoh, in all the preceding plagues, to have humbled himself and repented can we suppose that God could have addressed him in such language as the preceding? We may rest assured that there was always a time in which he might have relented, and that it was because he hardened his heart at such times that God is said to harden him, i.e., to give him up to his own stubborn and obstinate heart; in consequence of which he refused to let the people go, so that God had a fresh opportunity to work another miracle, for the very gracious purposes mentioned in Exo 10:2. Had Pharaoh relented before, the same gracious ends would have been accomplished by other means.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:1-11

The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself; but no account was made of it, for he was not sincere therein. The plague of locusts is threatened. This should be much worse than any of that kind which had ever been known. Pharaoh's attendants persuade him to come to terms with Moses. Hereupon Pharaoh will allow…

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Exodus 10:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאַהֲרֹן֮ve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
הָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.Rimthe HebrewsH5680
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
מָתַ֣יma.Taiwhen?H4970
מֵאַ֔נְתָּme.'An.tahave you refusedH3985
לֵעָנֹ֖תle.'a.Notto humble yourselfH6031
מִפָּנָ֑יmi.pa.Naifrom before meH6440
שַׁלַּ֥חsha.Lachlet goH7971
עַמִּ֖י'a.Mipeople myH5971
וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי\׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niso they may serve meH5647

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Cross references for Exodus 10:3

  • 1 Peter 5:6

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  • James 4:10

    Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  • 1 Kings 21:29

    Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

  • Romans 2:4

    Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

  • Jeremiah 13:18

    Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

  • Numbers 14:27

    How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

  • Jeremiah 13:10

    This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

  • Proverbs 18:12

    Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:12

    And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

  • Proverbs 1:24

    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

  • Exodus 9:17

    As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How long.
9:17; 16:28; Nu 14:27; 1Ki 18:21; Pr 1:22,24; Jer 13:10; Eze 5:6
Heb 12:25
humble.
1Ki 21:29; 2Ch 7:14; 33:12,19; 34:27; Job 42:6; Pr 18:12; Isa 1:5
Isa 2:11; Jer 13:18; Ro 2:4; Jas 4:10; 1Pe 5:6

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Context

  • Exodus 10:2

    And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

  • Exodus 10:3

    And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • Exodus 10:4

    Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

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Exodus 10:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces vinieron Moisés y Aarón á Faraón, y le dijeron: Jehová, el Dios de los Hebreos, ha dicho así: ¿Hasta cuándo no querrás humillarte delante de mí? Deja ir á mi pueblo para que me sirvan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse et Aaron vinrent vers le Pharaon, et lui dirent: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, le Dieu des Hébreux: Jusques à quand refuseras-tu de t’humilier devant moi? Laisse aller mon peuple, pour qu’ils me servent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da gingen Mose und Aaron zu dem Pharao hinein und sprachen zu ihm: So spricht Jehova, der Gott der Hebräer: Bis wann weigerst du dich, dich vor mir zu demütigen? Laß mein Volk ziehen, daß sie mir dienen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Introierunt ergo Moyses et Aaron ad Pharaonem, et dixerunt ei: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum: Usquequo non vis subjici mihi? dimitte populum meum, ut sacrificet mihi.